But when I sat down to write the first Margot chapter, I realized that I already knew who Margot was, what her music meant to her, and exactly how she felt about being world famous for hitting things with sticks. I’m not going to claim the words flowed, because in my experience words don’t really do that. Also, never in my writing career has a character been easier and more fun to write. ![]() ![]() Never in my writing career has a character’s backstory been more different than my own. After an impromptu performance in Baltimore goes viral, Margot is thrust back into musical relevance, and drama ensues. My latest novel Charm City Rocks features several fictional rock stars, most notably Margot Hammer, who is the former powerhouse drummer of the long-broken-up, all-female rock band Burnt Flowers. Mostly, though, my theory is founded on the fact that we keep writing about them. After all, they’ve got the cool outfits, the literal spotlight…people know their names. I’m basing this on a few things, like, for example, who wouldn’t want to be a rock star? Also, with all our anonymity, social anxiety disorders, and how we tend to be at our best while wearing sweatpants alone in quiet rooms, it makes sense that rock stars would have some appeal. ![]() I’ve been working on a theory about novelists lately: most of us wish we were rock stars.
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